Private Acts of 1979 Chapter 107

SECTION 1.  There is imposed upon each case of any description filed in any of the following courts sitting in Campbell County, tax of five dollars ($5.00), to be assessed and collected as a part of the costs of the cause:  Circuit court, Chancery court, monthly county court, general sessions court, domestic relations court, juvenile court, criminal court, or any other court of Campbell County.  Upon all marriage licenses issued within Campbell County, there is imposed a special privilege tax of ten dollars ($10.00).

SECTION 2.  There is imposed a special privilege tax of five dollars ($5.00) upon and with respect to each and every instrument offered for recordation in the office of the County Register of Campbell County, the payment of which shall be a condition precedent to the recordation of such instrument.

SECTION 3.  The litigation taxes shall be collected by the clerks of the respective courts in which cases are filed, the registration tax shall be collected by the County Register, and the marriage license issuance tax shall be collected by the County Clerk when a marriage license is issued.  Each of the officials shall be accountable for and shall pay over the revenue to the County Trustee quarterly, not later than the tenth day of the month following the quarter in which collections are made.

SECTION 4.  The term "case" shall include ex parte as well as adversary or contested proceedings.

SECTION 5.  The Trustee shall deposit the taxes herein collected in the County General Fund, and shall be subject to appropriation by the county legislative body for the operation and expense of the various accounts within the County General Fund.

SECTION 6.  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.

SECTION 7.  This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of the county legislative body of Campbell County.  Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the county legislative body and certified by him to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 8.  For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of the act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.  For all other purposes, it shall become effective upon being approved as provided in Section 7.

PASSED:  May 3, 1979.